Disclosure: Purgo Labs is our affiliate partner, and so is True Peptides. Scores come from the public rubric, which has no partnership input.
Research use only. Compound Review scores vendors on documentation — laboratory certificates, lot records, pricing and company identity. Nothing on this page is guidance on human or veterinary use, dosing or health outcomes.
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Where each vendor is stronger
Computed from the rubric, prices and review record — never curated
Purgo Labs
Independent review base (50+ on an external platform) — 4.7 / 101 on Trustpilot, claimed; three reviews below four stars, all replied to (complaint read 9 Oct 2026; was 4.7 / 99 on 2 Oct)
No contradictions among its own claims — No contradictions found across site claims (checked Aug 2026)
Publishes a legal entity and street address — PurgoLabs LLC (Arizona) · 10105 E Via Linda St Bld 103, Scottsdale, AZ — on-site (6 Sep 2026)
Lower list price on 6 of 6 like-for-like rows.
Larger independent review base: 4.7 (101 reviews) vs none on record.
True Peptides
Optiq Health Labs certificate for BPC-157 10mg, lot 260835 (sample received 26 Aug, reported 30 Aug 2026): identity by LC-MS, net content 9.89 mg/vial by HPLC, purity 99.5% by RP-HPLC. The product page prints the same lot number and purity next to the price.
The same certificate on the lab's own system: the report's QR decodes to optiq.smpltrax.com — 'Verified digital certificate — issued by OPTIQ HEALTH LABS', COA 1028.OPT.260825-R1, lot 260835, 9.89 mg/vial, 99.5% (opened 2 Oct 2026). Nothing on the vendor's site links to it; you reach it by scanning the QR.
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The 10 criteria, side by side
10/10 vs 7/10 · one point each, no weighting
Named lab
PurgoSteriGenix and Freedom Diagnostics named per lot
SteriGenix and Freedom Diagnostics named per lot
TrueOptiq Health Labs, LLC (Santa Ana, CA) on the BPC-157 10mg certificate, lot 260835, reported 30 Aug 2026 — read 1 Oct 2026
Optiq Health Labs, LLC (Santa Ana, CA) on the BPC-157 10mg certificate, lot 260835, reported 30 Aug 2026 — read 1 Oct 2026
Lab-hosted COAs
PurgoVerify-at-lab links to sterigenixanalytical.com / freedomdiagnosticstesting.com
Verify-at-lab links to sterigenixanalytical.com / freedomdiagnosticstesting.com
TrueThe 'scan to verify' QR on the certificate resolves to the lab's own system — optiq.smpltrax.com, 'Verified digital certificate — issued by OPTIQ HEALTH LABS', COA 1028.OPT.260825-R1, lot 260835, 9.89 mg/vial, 99.5% — decoded and opened 2 Oct 2026 after the vendor pointed us to it (awarded on re-read; our 1 Oct read missed it)
The 'scan to verify' QR on the certificate resolves to the lab's own system — optiq.smpltrax.com, 'Verified digital certificate — issued by OPTIQ HEALTH LABS', COA 1028.OPT.260825-R1, lot 260835, 9.89 mg/vial, 99.5% — decoded and opened 2 Oct 2026 after the vendor pointed us to it (awarded on re-read; our 1 Oct read missed it)
Per-lot COAs
PurgoLot numbers (e.g. PL-BPC-05) with test dates per batch
Lot numbers (e.g. PL-BPC-05) with test dates per batch
TruePublic COA database lists 22 certificates by lot, SKU and test date (BPC-157 lot 260835, TB-500/BPC blend 260903, Retatrutide 260912/260913/260914 …); the BPC-157 product page prints 'Lot #260835 | 99.5% Purity' beside the price
Public COA database lists 22 certificates by lot, SKU and test date (BPC-157 lot 260835, TB-500/BPC blend 260903, Retatrutide 260912/260913/260914 …); the BPC-157 product page prints 'Lot #260835 | 99.5% Purity' beside the price
Net content
PurgoMeasured net peptide published per lot (e.g. BPC-157 lot PL-BPC-05: 11.16mg vs 10mg label)
Measured net peptide published per lot (e.g. BPC-157 lot PL-BPC-05: 11.16mg vs 10mg label)
TrueCertificate reports Net Content 9.89 mg/vial by HPLC on a 10mg label (99%), purity 99.5% by RP-HPLC, identity by LC-MS
Certificate reports Net Content 9.89 mg/vial by HPLC on a 10mg label (99%), purity 99.5% by RP-HPLC, identity by LC-MS
Ungated
PurgoCOAs on product pages without login
COAs on product pages without login
TrueCOA database, catalog, prices and certificate PDFs viewable without an account; a 21+ notice only (1 Oct 2026)
COA database, catalog, prices and certificate PDFs viewable without an account; a 21+ notice only (1 Oct 2026)
Review base
Purgo4.7 / 101 on Trustpilot, claimed; three reviews below four stars, all replied to (complaint read 9 Oct 2026; was 4.7 / 99 on 2 Oct)
4.7 / 101 on Trustpilot, claimed; three reviews below four stars, all replied to (complaint read 9 Oct 2026; was 4.7 / 99 on 2 Oct)
TrueNot awarded
Consistent claims
PurgoNo contradictions found across site claims (checked Aug 2026)
No contradictions found across site claims (checked Aug 2026)
TrueNot awarded
Sized pricing
PurgoProduct pages state vial size with price (e.g. BPC-157 10mg at $44.99; 24 dated size+price readings on record)
Product pages state vial size with price (e.g. BPC-157 10mg at $44.99; 24 dated size+price readings on record)
PurgoPurgoLabs LLC (Arizona) · 10105 E Via Linda St Bld 103, Scottsdale, AZ — on-site (6 Sep 2026)
PurgoLabs LLC (Arizona) · 10105 E Via Linda St Bld 103, Scottsdale, AZ — on-site (6 Sep 2026)
TrueNot awarded
Clean record
PurgoNo on-site review badge contradicting the independent record; card payment accepted; no regulator action found (checked 6 Sep 2026)
No on-site review badge contradicting the independent record; card payment accepted; no regulator action found (checked 6 Sep 2026)
TrueNo on-site review widget or score; Visa/Mastercard/Amex/Discover at checkout (crypto and Zelle optional); no regulator action found (checked 1 Oct 2026)
No on-site review widget or score; Visa/Mastercard/Amex/Discover at checkout (crypto and Zelle optional); no regulator action found (checked 1 Oct 2026)
Only vials both vendors list at the same size, read on each vendor's product page on the date shown. "After code" is list × the code's stated discount — a calculation, labelled as one; stacking with sale pricing is not cart-tested.
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What we found at True Peptides
Read 1 October 2026 on the vendor's own pages
The documentation is better than most launches: a named lab, a lot on every certificate and on the product page beside the price, measured content, an open database and a card rail. What it lacks is everything that takes time or a decision to publish — a review record, a verifiable certificate at the lab, a company name and address, and an accreditation it can point to. 6/10 on the rubric today; the four withheld points are the ones a new vendor earns by existing for a while and by printing who it is.
Checks out
✓Optiq Health Labs certificate for BPC-157 10mg, lot 260835 (sample received 26 Aug, reported 30 Aug 2026): identity by LC-MS, net content 9.89 mg/vial by HPLC, purity 99.5% by RP-HPLC. The product page prints the same lot number and purity next to the price. source
✓The same certificate on the lab's own system: the report's QR decodes to optiq.smpltrax.com — 'Verified digital certificate — issued by OPTIQ HEALTH LABS', COA 1028.OPT.260825-R1, lot 260835, 9.89 mg/vial, 99.5% (opened 2 Oct 2026). Nothing on the vendor's site links to it; you reach it by scanning the QR. source
✓A public Certificate of Analysis database — 22 records across 14 products, each with lot, SKU, test date and a PDF — no account needed. Lot numbers run 2608xx (12–17 Aug 2026) and 2609xx (10 Sep 2026). source
✓Card rail: Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover, plus BTC/ETH/USDT and Zelle (product-page FAQ, 1 Oct 2026). A 7-section policies page (terms, refunds, chargeback policy, research compliance) dated 10 Aug 2026. source
Could not verify · flags
?A street address or registered entity name — the terms say only 'a California limited liability company located in Irvine'.
?Who is selling — the terms say 'True Peptides, a California limited liability company located in Irvine, California' with no registered name and no street address on any page.
?Any independent review record — no Trustpilot profile exists for true-peptides.com (1 Oct 2026). Do not confuse it with True Peptide Labs (truepeptidelabs.com, Palm Beach Gardens FL, 4.3 across 70 reviews) — a separate company with its own phone number and catalog — or with truepeptides-usa.com and truesciencepeptides.com.
?The accreditation claim — 'every result is from an accredited third-party facility' names no accreditation body or certificate.
!A very new store: terms effective 10 Aug 2026, first certificates 12 Aug 2026, no review history anywhere yet. Scores will move as the record builds.
!Several sizes on backorder when read (BPC-157 5mg, TB-500 10mg, GHK-Cu 100mg, Ipamorelin 5mg, Tesamorelin 5mg).
!Catalog includes retatrutide (10–40mg) sold as research material.
!Our partner link (?ref=health) tracks the referral; the vendor issued customer code COMPOUNDREVIEW (10% off) by email on 2 Oct 2026. It is printed on the code page as vendor-issued and not yet cart-tested.
'True Peptides, a California limited liability company located in Irvine, California' — terms of service, 10 Aug 2026. No registered entity name, no street address, no phone; contact is a web form (1 Oct 2026).
Net content 9.89 mg/vial (99% of label). The certificate's QR resolves to the lab's verification page on optiq.smpltrax.com (decoded 2 Oct 2026); same lot and figures.
Where True Peptides ranks by compound
True Peptides appears in 6 of our compound rankings. Each ranking orders every scored vendor that sells the compound by rubric score, then verified price per mg.
2026-10-016/10 — first assessment (rubric v2); not awarded: lab-hosted (vendor CDN, no lab lookup), review-base (no Trustpilot profile), claims-consistent ('accredited facility' with no body named), identity (no entity name or address) — net content 9.89mg on a 10mg label
2026-10-027/10 — 6/10 → 7/10: lab-hosted awarded — the certificate QR decodes to a verification page on the lab's own system (optiq.smpltrax.com), same lot and figures; the vendor flagged it by email and we re-read. Still withheld: review-base, identity, claims-consistent
Purgo Labs: the caveat
Smaller independent review base than several competitors (80 reviews). The catalog is peptide-focused, so researchers also working with SARMs or broader research chemicals will need a second supplier.
True Peptides: the caveat
No Trustpilot profile exists for true-peptides.com (checked 1 Oct 2026). The 4.3-star 'True Peptide Labs' profile belongs to truepeptidelabs.com, a separate Florida company; truepeptides-usa.com and truesciencepeptides.com are different vendors too — so there is no independent review record yet. The terms name only 'True Peptides, a California limited liability company located in Irvine' — no registered entity name and no street address. Certificates are served from the vendor's own CDN, but the 'scan to verify' QR on each one resolves to the lab's own verification page (optiq.smpltrax.com) — confirmed 2 Oct 2026; nothing on the vendor's site links to it, so scan the QR. The site says results come from 'an accredited third-party facility' without naming the accreditation or certifying body. Several sizes were on backorder when read (BPC-157 5mg, TB-500 10mg, GHK-Cu 100mg). Customer code COMPOUNDREVIEW (10% off) was issued by the vendor by email on 2 Oct 2026 and has not yet been cart-tested; our ?ref=health link tracks the referral independently.
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Where to order
Our pick
Purgo Labs 10/10
Certificates checkable at the lab, measured net content per lot, the deepest GLP-1 catalog we track.
Optiq Health Labs certificate for BPC-157 10mg, lot 260835 (sample received 26 Aug, reported 30 Aug 2026): identity by LC-MS, net content 9.89 mg/vial by HPLC, purity 99.5% by RP-HPLC. The product page prints the same lot number and purity next to the price.
Purgo Labs, on the evidence: 10/10 rubric points against 7/10. True Peptides is stronger on 2 points listed below. Every point is a fact you can check on either vendor's site; both are scored by the same published rubric.
Is True Peptides legit?
True Peptides scores 7/10 on our rubric, has no independently viewable review record, and names its lab (Optiq Health Labs). Caveat: No Trustpilot profile exists for true-peptides.com (checked 1 Oct 2026). The 4.3-star 'True Peptide Labs' profile belongs to truepeptidelabs.com, a separate Florida company; truepeptides-usa.com and truesciencepeptides.com are different vendors too — so there is no independent review record yet. The terms name only 'True Peptides, a California limited liability company located in Irvine' — no registered entity name and no street address. Certificates are served from the vendor's own CDN, but the 'scan to verify' QR on each one resolves to the lab's own verification page (optiq.smpltrax.com) — confirmed 2 Oct 2026; nothing on the vendor's site links to it, so scan the QR. The site says results come from 'an accredited third-party facility' without naming the accreditation or certifying body. Several sizes were on backorder when read (BPC-157 5mg, TB-500 10mg, GHK-Cu 100mg). Customer code COMPOUNDREVIEW (10% off) was issued by the vendor by email on 2 Oct 2026 and has not yet been cart-tested; our ?ref=health link tracks the referral independently.
Which is cheaper, Purgo Labs or True Peptides?
On the 6 compound-and-size rows where we have dated prices from both, True Peptides lists lower on 0 and Purgo Labs on 6. Purgo's list prices drop 20% with code HEALTH; True Peptides's drop with code COMPOUNDREVIEW (10% off).
Do you earn money from either vendor?
Purgo Labs is our affiliate partner and we earn a commission on referred orders, as we do from True Peptides. Scores come from the rubric, which has no partnership input, and the ordering rule on our scoreboard is disclosed.